ebookland Chapter 203 Qu Chao made up his mind
Chapter 203 Qu Chao made up his mind
Huang Mulin and Yang Lijun believed about 80 to 90 percent of what You Lan said.
Old Wang has had contact with the You family. The You family also made a lot of efforts in overthrowing the former prefect last time. The family tradition is indeed good.
Think about it from another perspective. They didn't mean to do anything inappropriate. Anyone who came to Linhai Town to do business is fine, as long as they didn't use shady tricks behind the scenes or were people with ulterior motives. Opening the door to business is the right thing to do.
After figuring out the key, Huang Mulin felt relieved and the expression on his face became brighter.
Yang Lijun watched it secretly and was filled with admiration.
My daughter is getting better and better.
"It's just that I worry too much."
Huang Mulin said bluntly: "I hope that Mr. You San has thought it through carefully."
"nature."
You Lan had indeed considered it carefully.
The You family has children serving as officials in the capital and the prefectural capital, and Qiling County is an independent place. If the You family gets involved, there is a chance that some bad rumors will spread.
However, if you think about it from another angle, as long as the You family is upright, the Zhenguogong Mansion is upright, and the county lady is upright, this rumor will not have much impact.
The reason is that the Duke of Zhenguo is almost flawless in the eyes of the world.
was granted the greatest possible tolerance.
Therefore, You Lan judged that this business had more advantages than disadvantages.
“The price of the shop will not change.”
"I understand."
You Lan just expressed his thoughts and didn't want to bargain.
"peaceful."
An Ning understood and went to the side hall to push out the movable wooden board.
"Here is the layout of the shop. You can't choose the ones with names already marked on them."
"Yes."
You Lan walked forward and took a look.
He learned from the servant that many people had already bought it. When he looked at the names marked on it, he didn't recognize anyone except the three families of Tang, Song and Ge, and Lei Xin, whom he had met once.
Merchants pursue profits, and You Lan is almost certain that the profits of this shop will not be low in the future.
"I want this."
He pointed to a shop right next to Jia Bi Xuerui's in the capital and said.
An Ning marked him.
Seeing that he no longer had any choice, he pushed the moving board back.
"After you place the order, you need to give me the silver within one month. I will give you a receipt with my personal appraisal."
"I understand."
After the matter was settled, You Lan said goodbye.
Qu Chao traveled day and night and finally returned home after ten days. He was covered in dust and looked very embarrassed.
When he entered the house, his wife, parents, daughter-in-law and others were startled. They thought something had happened, so they came forward to comfort him and asked the servants to quickly call back his sons who were working in the boat workshop.
"What's going on?......"
Qu Chao's wife, Cai Fen, quickly wiped his face with a handkerchief and asked the maid beside her to fetch a basin of water.
Qu Chao wiped his hair carelessly and said to his wife, parents and others, "I am old. I have been traveling for ten days and I am almost dead from exhaustion."
"Who are you, old man!?"
Qu's father glared.
"Oh~ Dad~" Qu Chao laughed dryly: "I just said it casually~"
"Don't interrupt." Qu's mother pushed Qu's father away and asked him, "Chao'er, tell me, what's going on?"
Qu Chao drank a cup of tea handed to him by Cai Fen before speaking: "No hurry, wait until my sons come back, I have something important to say."
Qu's mother and others had no choice but to wait for Qu Chao to return to his room to wash up, and the whole family waited in the main room for him to answer their questions.
Qu Chao rubbed his body vigorously, changed into clean clothes, ate a few snacks, and then went to the main room.
After letting the servants go down, Qu Chao told his family what had happened in Linhai Town and asked for their opinions.
The eldest son Qu Yiheng asked, "Dad, can this Lord of Qiling County be trusted?"
What can a girl who is just over ten years old do?
When Qu Chao wanted to go to Linhai Town to investigate, he was against it.
A remote rural town cannot compare to a big city like Yongqing Prefecture.
"Yiheng." Qu Chao frowned, his tone quite dissatisfied, "You need to control your arrogance!"
"Why did I go to Linhai Town to seek a way out? It's all because of you!"
Speaking of this, Qu Chao really wanted to beat his eldest son up again.
Last year, Qu Yiheng and his group of friends were having dinner outside and drank a little too much. With his usual arrogant personality, he brought up the prefect of Yongqing Prefecture and said that the prefect had to look to his family for approval because the Qu family's boat shop was unrivaled in Yongqing Prefecture.
These words were passed on to the prefect Zhu Zhuo.
Troubles followed one after another.
For a long time, people came to cause trouble every now and then, and some small boat houses gathered together to exclude his family. At first, Qu Chao didn't know about it. One day, he got a reminder from his good friend secretly, and then he knew that his eldest son had caused a big trouble.
Qu Chao went home angrily and beat Qu Yiheng up, then brought generous gifts to the prefect's house to ask for an audience, apologized humbly, and spent a lot of money before the matter was settled.
But Qu Chao understood that the matter was not over yet.
The business of the shipyard began to decline. Although no one openly caused trouble or took any action, the Qu family shipyard was gradually isolated.
Qu Yiheng's words at the time were like a thorn in the heart of the vengeful Zhu Zhuo. He had stopped openly, but who could say anything about what was happening behind the scenes?
Qu Chao didn't know how many times he had scolded Qu Yiheng for this matter. Qu's father and mother could only sigh, and even Cai Fen was worried.
It's really hard to offend the person you shouldn't have offended in Yongqing Prefecture.
Qu Yiheng shrank his neck and dared not say a word.
He is not a bad person, just a little bit arrogant and looks down on country people. It may be because he has been growing up in such a superior environment and has come into contact with some not-so-good friends.
Qu Chao and his wife both felt a little regretful. They shouldn't have allowed him too much freedom, allowing him to make some bad friends, which made his son's arrogance worse.
Fortunately, he later got married and his daughter-in-law Nong Suxin was able to control him, otherwise who knows what shocking words that mouth without a door handle would say.
The second brother Qu Yixiang is a very honest man.
The third son, Qu Yixiuan, was quite clever and had learned the shipbuilding skill the best among the three sons.
"Chao'er, what do you think?"
Qu's father asked him.
"Dad, I want to take over the job."
On the way back, he kept thinking about it, especially the situation in Yongqing Prefecture. As long as Zhu Zhuo was still the prefect, their family would be finished sooner or later.
It’s better to go to Linhai Town and take a chance.
Moreover, after interacting with Huang Mulin, he felt an indescribable sense of security from her, and he believed that Huang Mulin was not a promiscuous person.
A child, but also a county lord with a broad mind and great vision.
"But......"
Qu's mother didn't say anything, but Qu Chao understood what she wanted to say.
"I'll take the third brother and some old craftsmen with me." Qu Chao finally made up his mind. "Ah Fen, help me take care of the family. Especially Yi Heng, watch your mouth and don't get into trouble again."
"The family business is slowly going downhill, and we have offended someone. This way out may be our way of survival in the future."
"...Okay, go ahead."
Cai Fen agreed.